We Miss Mommy

Tonight was the first time since the birth that R left long enough that she couldn't feed Scott. She went away to an overnight cottage retreat that she'd help organize for the ladies at church, and it didn't seem practical for her to bring Scott along, especially since he was in a very crabby mood. He's clearly feeling some discomfort in his tummy, and he's been screaming for much of the day today and some of yesterday. What a wonderful time for me to be on my own with him -- when he's peeved.

Actually, things have been going fairly well. It's now been five hours and Scott is asleep, most likely for the night. He was awake and screaming for about 90 minutes back before his 7pm feeding, but I just kept telling myself, "this can't last forever." It makes it easier to be patient, but it's still very sad to see his tears running down his bright red cheeks. Poor little guy.

We sold the piano this morning. That didn't take long. The car is a different matter. The prospective buyer took it into a mechanic who said that it needs tires, rear brakes and a new exhaust manifold to pass the safety inspection. I used trusty Kijiji to find a set of used tires already mounted on rims that I can swap on for cheap (pictured at left). I doubt I'll find an exhaust manifold on there, so we'll need to get that sorted out some other way.

In the meantime, we all miss mommy, and hope she has a great time out there and comes back to us soon.